>> Monday, November 7, 2016

BAGUIO CITY – The city building and
architecture office under engineer Nazita Banez is requesting the public to
chip in for the giant Christmas tree project by donating household scraps.

Architect
Homer Soriano of the CBAO said they plan to fashion this year’s holiday tree
from recycled materials out of household junks like discarded pipes, broken
appliances, scrap steel, metal, used tires and the like.

Donations
may be brought to the CBAO office at DPS barangay or call 442-2503.
Arrangement for pick-up may also be done for donations in bulk.

The
recycled concept was hatched to help the city save on Christmas decoration
costs.

Soriano
said that from last year’s allocation of more than P1 million pesos, this
year’s design when executed would require less than P500,000.

The
design was done by a private architect and was approved by the CBAO.

The use
of recycled materials is also in support of the city’s cleanliness and waste
management programs. – Aileen P. Refuerzo